in turkey is broadcasting what it says is a leaked conversation involving egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi. the alleged conversation took place after the coup that removed former president mohamed mursi from power, when abdul fatah al-sisi was defence minister. at one point abdul fatah al-sisi is heard making plans for his office manager to demand money from gulf nations. >> translation: listen, tell them we need 10 to be deposited into the army account. so what did i say? >> 10 in the army's account. >> when i win the election. we'll invest the money in the state and we'll need another 10 from united arab emirates and another 10 from kuwait >>> the recording was obtained and broadcast by a pro-muslim brotherhood station in turkey. they were elected to power in egypt following the 2011 revolution. popular protests and a military coup forced it out. it's been labelled a terrorist organization. associate professor of middle east studies at the university of oklahoma joins us he says the tape may create problems in egypt's relationship with other countries. >> egypt in the last six months or

more on abdul fatah al-sisi's address to the nation. a senior lecturer in middle east politics and security studies. thank you for being with us on al jazeera. abdul fatah al-sisi obviously focussing on the egyptian attacks in libya. what do you make of what he had to say? >> it was interesting. in libya, he was saying that this was a self-defence act, it's an act but there'll be no invasion which i think means that what happened in the u.n. a few days ago is very significant. because the gearing up in the egyptian media was about a further intervention in libya, possibly a direct entrance on the civil war there. what will happen i think, is probably a situation of arming one side of the civil war, which is the army and government and specific strikes at some point or another. i don't think there'll be an intervention. >> certainly often in the western media there's a desire to see arab countries take the lead so we saw jordan attack i.s.i.l. in iraq and syria, now this attack by egypt on libya. you think abdul fatah al-sisi is not going

we saw abdul fatah al-sisi defending the egyptian air strikes. why do you think he needed to defend the military action? >> the military action was not heralded as an achievement. we wanted egypt to pursue diplomatic channels. egypt needed to assert itself in a pact that it had in kuwait to the new military pact that they have come together to fight what they see as foreign forces coming into the libyan region. in doing so ultimately what abdul fatah al-sisi want to do is reassert himself and egypt as a global powerplayer, and make sure that the political situation in libya, who will be coming into power next is part and parcel of a military pact that benefits the interest. >> egypt has called for an international coalition to strike against libya, thwarted by the u.s. and the u.k. will he get the coalition of sorts from his arab allies and the rest of the gulf states? >> well, it seems that they have this based on informs and tapes released. and also on past two years of military excursions between the four countries, we see that egypt is forgin

and then by abdul fatah al-sisi, the president of egypt in response to the killings. >> he is using theia to show that egypt is tough and will protect itself and face any change that comes its way. the media is central to the way that abdul fatah al-sisi tries to shape his perception among the public in egypt. >> he is making his case that the muslim brotherhood is practically indistinguishable from some other rad igal jihadist groups. it's a cores of you are with us or against us and the narrative of the war in terror. so you do not support the campaign that is a response to the beheading of citizens and you find yourself in opposition to the national security agenda. the media, literally not only in tandem said that there needs to be an intervention egging on abdul fatah al-sisi to take action. much of the media gravitates towards war metaphors. the framing of war helps us. >> we'll turn to the war against i.s.i.s. war gravitates or should gravitate towards an aspirational end. >> six months since the first i.s.i.l. video was posted it was gripped by the specter of violence. in the ma

they were anti-mohamed mursi, and show defiance against a new president abdul fatah al-sisi. defiant, they are disadvantaged. they are marginalized they are poor they feel that basically they are on the fringes of society, and their behaviour reflects a social gone as opposed to a politicized condition. politics is secondary. that's why the police should have known. the reason i'm a bit harsh on the police police know the ultra, time and again they defy the police. they want to stand up - police are seen as a force that terrorized the egyptian public and the ultras took it on their own to basically challenge the symbol authorities, and that's why there's more to the confrontation than this particular game. >> i take the point of course that this is a group made up of socially disenfranchised young people against whom is in government -- whomever is in government. in that though they suffer a wide selection of the population suffering from similar it disillusionment. what possibility does this event have of spilling out? >> this is serious, you are talking about mainstream egy

all the details from leaked conversations involving egypt's president abdul fatah al-sisi. >>> it's one of the toughest and coldest events in the world. we head to the yukon in canada where athletes are preparing for an ultra marathon >>> leaders, diplomats and security experts from around the world are in munich for the final day of a security summit. it's tehran's nuclear programme topping the agenda. iran's foreign minister and u.s. secretary of state held talks. the u.n. threatened new sanctions if a march 31st deadline is missed. sanctions are the problem it's been said. >> sanctions are a liability, you need to get rid of them if you want a solution and unless they come to the realisation that sanctions are a ribilityliability, we will not have a solution. that is the single most-important issue. we have good head way in resolving that >>> let's bring in zeina khodr. she has been there for us. there has been meetings with the secretary of state john kerry. what are we hearing about that? >> well neither side is revealing the details of the discussions. what we do know is that both

again, you know international human rights observers have been calling on abdul fatah al-sisi to you know restore due process for people brought within the judicial system of egypt. this is another line in the kangaroo court system that abdul fatah al-sisi created in eget >>> venezuela's opposition leader is asking people to join him and stop the crack down on anti-government forces. the plea came a day after police arrested caracas mayor. investigators allege the mayor was trying to destabilize and overthrow the government. the obama administration addressed allegations by the president that the u.s. tried to destabilize the maiduguri government. >> these are allegations that we have seen from the maiduguri government. like the previous allegations, they are ludicrous. the fact is that venezuela government should stop blame the united states and other members of the international community for events inside venezuela, and they need to deal with the situation they face. united states is not promoting unrest, nor are we attempting to undermine the economy or the government. >> two men

affiliated groups executed 21 coptic christians. >> abdul fatah al-sisi wants to secure his country's borders and wants revenge. >> it's significant na abdul fatah al-sisi chose to start his one-hour-long access by tackling the air strikes. he was talking to the egyptian people. it was a matter of "revenge", and i think he meant a matter of pride. he said he could not face paying condolences. and in germ the coptic griftian community without taking prior action. it's addressing the concerns of the international community. the egyptian army does not attack anyone first that the army was not an invader and it was their to defend egypt and its borders. the air strikes have been highly polarizing inside libya. the u.n. recognised government in tobruk welcomed them. the court appointed one in tripoli has condemned them. it all came at a time when it seemed to have some progress on the track. clearly the white house, u.n. within the arab league. many were concerned about the air strikes and the scope, for how long they would have lasted. it seems that president abdul fatah al-sisi was tryin

television station in turkey is broadcasting a leaked conversation involving egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi. reportedly it took place after the coup that removed former president mohamed mursi from power. abdul fatah al-sisi is heard telling the head of his office to ask other states for money, and made remarks in relation to the qatari royal family and gulf countries referred to as half states. states. . >> tell them we need 10 into the act. what did i say. >> 10. i need another 10 were united emirates and from kuwait. a small portion. [ laughs ] why are you laughing? their money is like ice. the recording was obtained and brought out by a pro-muslim brotherhood station in turkey. the brotherhood was taken from power following the 2011 revolution. a military coup pushed them out and they've been labelled as a terrorist organization. we'll talk to a professor of political science at united arab emirates university and joins us now on the line from dubai. thank you very much for being with us. given that this tape was broadcast on a tv station, given that general abdul fatah al-sisi declared

he attended a 2-day visit and attended the opera with abdul fatah al-sisi. abdul fatah al-sisi has not offered condolence but will look into improved security >>> the canadian government called for release of the al jazeera journalist. mohamed fadel fahmy has been in egypt for 409 days along with producer baher mohamed. junior foreign minister lynn yell itch tweeted: they are accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood, charges which they and al jazeera refute. their only conviction had been thrown out of a 2-phase retrial this week. a third al jazeera journalist peter greste has been released conditionally >>> coming up on al jazeera ... >> i'm imtiaz tyab in hebron in the occupied west bank. where in an unprecedented move a council of this settlement is trying to impose taxes on their palestinian neighbours. >> the new shape of things to come connecting the capital of ethiopia. it's frustrating being stuck in the house. good thing xfinity's got 2 hour appointment windows. they even guarantee they'll be on time or i get a $20 credit. it's perfect f

route, but international law is something that president abdul fatah al-sisi ignored in the past. he ordered bombers in libya on a number of occasions, including in recent days with no u.n. authorisation at all >>> egypt says air strikes have been targeting i.s.i.l. affiliated camps in libya. eyewitnesss say eight civilians were killed including three children. >> there was no military preps, just families who lived here. the family the mother and her children all killed. there was a gentleman also killed. there were about eight killed in the neighbourhood. they were seriously injured >>> kurdish peshmerga forces killed fighters in islamic state of iraq and levant. in the south-west of the iraqi city of erbil. the attack happened late tuesday night. the fighters tried to enter two villages in the region where they face resistance from the kurdish forces. a fighter was killed. coalition airplanes were reportedly involved in the offensive. >> the u.n. envoy to syria says the government is ready to temporarily suspend bombardment over aleppo. it was a financial hub and is divided bet

international law is something that president abdul fatah al-sisi ignored in the past. he ordered bombings on a number of occasions, including recent days with no authorisation at all. >> reporter: now, a 3-day summit is under way in washington to stop young people being recruited to join so-called extremist groups. as kimberley halkett reports, it is drawing criticism. >> when this woman fled somali her only goal was to raise her family away from conflict. she worries that her young children are being targeted by i.s.i.l. recruitment videos. >> wep, as a community, are vulnerable because we have enemy enemy, nothing more than enemies, waiting for the kids to chase. >> reporter: the fear that children in the community will leave to join i.s.i.l. it reel. seven people left to travel to syria and have been charged with crimes rated to their involvement with i.s.i.l. >> the obama administration launched a programme here and boston and los angeles. the aim to stop the recruitment of what is called at-risk youth. the u.s. attorney will address issues such as high unemploymen

hopes were raised in november a new law allowing abdul fatah al-sisi to deport foreign nationals. on 1st january the court threw out a retile. after 400 days peter greste is free. the ordeal conditions for mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed >>> al jazeera said the campaign to free its journalists will not end until all three are released. peter greste is out of the country. but mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are behind bars. the network says all threes have to be ex-ownerated and convictions against other journalist tried in absentia have to be lifted. the managing director of al jazeera english says although the network is relieved to hear about the release of peter greste it demands the release of other journalists held. >> we spoke to peter this afternoon, after he was released from detention, and i can't tem you how relieved we are that peter left egypt and is on his way to bereunited with his family. tas day of mixed emotion, and we have to focus on the fact that baher mohamed and mohamed fadel fahmy are still behind bars 400 days after being taken in to detention. t

they are told by those in higher places. >> certainly. >> are they simply going to do what abdul fatah al-sisi wants if they throw this case out or these cases out today? >> i think everything is done in relation to what abdul fatah al-sisi wants. the lower court judges and he's back before the lower court, will do what they are told. what they should do is a matter of legality is abide by the decision. appeal court which said there was no evidence against the men, and the prosecutor or the court should throw the case out. whether they throw the case out against the third member baher mohamed, who is a full egyptian citizen, is another matter. but that is what had happen. we wait to see what will happen. after all, there are some 16 journalists in prison in egypt on similar trumped up charges. there are thousands of people imprisoned in egypt for protesting. it is a system that is riddled with decisiveness and disorder. it's difficult to see, other than in it case of peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy, there seems to have been a decision at a high level, if not presidential, at least at cabi

abdul fatah al-sisi will commit to this promise or not. we had a situation of impunity. we have a bad human rights sways, we have more than 44,000 people behind bars with no due process. so what we want what egyptian people want is a return to a democratic process, a political process, where dissent is accepted and embedded in political life. >> abdul fatah al-sisi - when people criticized sentences, with the al jazeera case, when world leaders came out against the sentencing of an al jazeera journalist, he said "i can't intervene in the judicial process you have to let it take its course", is that fair comment, is it the judicial system or does he intervene to affect how these cases go? >> it's obvious that the judicial system in egypt is manipulated by the political regime, and it's obvious that the judicial system is not abiding to international standard and practices, and not respectful of due process. we saw before many cases where judges took severe sentences against activists - let us say supporters of mohamed mursi. with total disrespect of due process and human

it is not a crime anywhere not even in egypt. >> in fact president abdul fatah al-sisi has said that this has been a black eye. >> and he said had he been in office when the men were arrested he would have not gone so far as to prosecute. and we have to hope that that will be the case going forward as journalism is practised in egypt. >> let's hope they are all freed. good to have you with us. >>> coming up two major snow storms in a week. round 3 could be headed to new england soon. rebecca stevenson is in next with a look. also health officials warn the measles outbreak could keep growing, sparking a debate over who should be vaccinated. only on al jazeera america >> the new al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. >> now everybody in this country can hear them. >> at 7:00, a thorough of the day's events. >> at the end of the day, we're going to give you an intelligent, context driven, take on the day's news. >> then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. >> this is a complicated situation. how significant is it? >> and a

egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi is appealing for international intervention in the fight against i.s.i.l. in libya >>> gunfire during a campaign rally in nigeria. the new threat a splinter group of boko haram presents ahead of elections >>> french president francis hollande visits a jewish cemetery where 250 graves were vandalised. why it is renewing fears of anti-semitism >>> high care, low cost solutions to provide medical care to some of the world's poorest countries >>> good evening, and welcome to the international hour of al jazeera america i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm antonio mora. one of libya's two rival governments sent militia so cert to fight groups they say is affiliated with i.s.i.l. they are trying to reclaim government institutions stormed and taken by fighters. >> the u.n. council will meet providing an emergency session. the 5 permanent members and egypt agree the approach will be different from the coalitions in iraq and syria. >> libya has been gripped i instability since muammar gaddafi was overthrown years ago. >> reporter: people in tripoli celebrated as he rem

president abdul fatah al-sisi defended the mission, saying it was meticulously planned to avoid civilian casualties. >> reporter: libya's u.n. recognised government says it will boycott a new round of talks with its rival. the parliament is competing for power with a legally stalled representation in tripoli. u.n. brokered negotiations are scheduled to start in morocco on thursday. >>> the retrial of two al jazeera journalists in egypt has been adjourned until march the 8th. they appeared in court on monday. the case has been postponed because of an absence of witnesses. both are accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges that are denied. peter greste the third journalist, was freed on february 1st, and deported to australia. >> a u.s. court fined two palestinian groups $218 million for athat is correct in israel more than 10 years ago. the court said the palestinian organization and authority were liable for the attacks, in which 33 were killed. the lawsuit was filed in new york, because some of those that died were american citizens. it could be tripled under a special

for weeks the families pleaded with abdul fatah al-sisi for their safety. instead he's called for talks in a weak of mourning much. there'd been appeal for help. this protest took place outside a copic church. relatives of a worker kidnapped were desperate for their his honour. they and the country are in mourning. >> it's horrific to see what happened and how it will affect the community, they were sons fathers, brother. >> reporter: fighters against islamic state of iraq and levant are massing. a video of a murder suggests that that happened on a beach in tripoli. i.s.i.l. says that they completely overran the city of durna, a little over 300km from the border with egypt. now they are considering the next move. >> it could provide the egyptians with the logic and rational to intervene inside libya. look at what is happening now. regional powers are sucked in. >> egypt had been coordinating efforts with the libyan government in tobruk. the national congress expressed the willingness to help. and the italian government expressed concern. the island of lampe

including details of leaked conversations by egypt's president abdul fatah al-sisi >>> running into trouble - australia prime minister tony abbott tries to fight off a leadership challenge. >>> and in sport - security is tight ahead of the much-anticipated african cup of nations final. details later in the newshour >>> now, the u.s. says nigeria's decision to postpone presidential and legislative elections is disappointing. the vote was supposed to happen next week but is delayed by six weeks due to security. as reported from lagos, opposition parties are criticizing that decision. >> it's a decision arrived at after long dell ib rations. when he came to announce it the chairman of the electoral commission had this to say about the decision to postpone the elections due to security concerns. >> not being being a security agency that could guarantee elections as well as voters or observers, the commission cannot lightly wave off the advice by the nation's security chiefs. >> the reaction was swift and angry, with the opposition. all congressive congress calling it provocative. people have be

king salman says relations with egypt is deeper tan an attempt to disturb tie, and spoke with abdul fatah al-sisi on sunday according to the saudi arabia state news agency. the call coming a day after a recording was leaked in which abdul fatah al-sisi was alleged to have made disparaging comments about his gulf backers, whilst in the post of defence minister taking place after the coup that removed former president mohamed mursi from power >>> egypt's prime minister came out against the leak saying that they are an act of incitement by the muslim brotherhood. ibrahim malec told a private turkey channel that the groups are live and are wasting money to openly call for terror. >>> in other news the leaders of france germany, russia and ukraine will meet to discuss ways to end the conflict in eastern ukraine. they decided that after a phone conference on sunday. european security observers and pro-russian separatists will attend the new round of talks in belarus on wednesday. rory challands has more from moscow. >> reporter: hopes for the meeting in minsk on wednesday seem to be rising. the russian

in three areas of cairo, protesters demonstrated against abdul fatah al-sisi's government. demanding the release of prisoners from the muslim brotherhood >>> ukrainian forces and pro-russian separatist the agreed to pull back heavy weapons, the draw will be completed, and come after both sides exchange prisoners. 159 ukrainians, and 52 rebels were traded according to the officials overseeing a swap. it took place in the west. it was defined last week. the truce itself was violated several times. ukrainians in the east deal with the violence. there were other violent events. foreign dignitaries are gathering. demonstrations in february of 2014 culminated in a bloody battle that led to the off thing of president viktor yanukovych in kiev. >> reporter: the centrepiece of the event will be a march and petro porashenko and his guests around the city square ending at the maidan. there'll be a handful of senior european officials mostly a level of officials and diplomatic areas, something of a disappointment. he was hear in the square giving a rousing speech. he promised victory t

. >> reporter: for now egypt is going down the unroute, but international law is something abdul fatah al-sisi ignored in the past. he ordered bombings on a number of occasions, including in recent days with no u.n. authorisation at all >>> egypt says air strikes have been targetting i.s.i.l. affiliates in libya. pictures show the aftermath of the military operation. eyewitnesses say eight civilians were killed including three chiftenlt chiftenlt. >> there was no i.s.i.s. here. there was a family killed there was a gentleman. and many seriously injured. >> still to come - why are millions of chinese leaving the capital. >> i'm lawrence lee in copenhagen, set to become the world's first carbon neutral capital. what can the rest of europe learn from denmark about protecting the environment? >> >> start with one issue. add guests from all sides of the debate and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get the inside story. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". next. only on al jazeera america. hello, let's have a look at the top stories. ukrainians pulling out of strategic towns. presi

route, but the national law is something that president abdul fatah al-sisi ignored in the past. he ordered bombings in libya on a number of occasions included in recent days with no u.n. authorisation at all >>> egypt says the air strikes hit camps of i.s.i.l. affiliated groups. these are pictures showing the aftermath at a hospital there. eight civilians were killed including three children. >> translation: there was no military preps, just families a mother and her children were killed. a gentleman was killed. about eight were killed in the neighbourhood. four were injured. >>> a u.n. envoy to syria assess the syrian government is prepare to suspend bombardments to aleppo. it was between the east and the west. the move has been described as a glimmer of hope towards ending the conflict. >> the government of syria indicated to me its willingness to halt all aerial bombing. all aerial bombing. all sorts, all types of aerial bombing. and artillery shelling for a period of six weeks. all over the city of aleppo. from a date which we will be announcing from damascus. i plan therefo

the government is behind the killings the statement saying freedom and justice party holds up abdul fatah al-sisi and the military coup gang responsible for the innocent blood. this is not the first time football violence has occurred. fans stormed the pitch. 21 were sentenced to death for their part in the violence. after sunday's death, the public prosecutors ordered the arrest of the supporters group. an egyptian operation >>> ferguson, missouri is back in the spotlight facing lawsuits both accusing the city of operating gaols like modern day debtors prison. ferguson and another suburb gaoled them because they could not pay fines for minor offense, and the gaols have unsanitary conditions. michael brown's shooting in ferguson launched a movement and questions over race in north america. we are exploring some of those issues. ashar quraishi returned to ferguson, where residents are trying to find a new way forward. >> reporter: nothing is more important to this single dad than raising his daughters in a safe community. >> how was your day at school? >> reporter: working as a gaol guard, carlos

it is up to prime minister harper to pick up a phone and to talk to abdul fatah al-sisi, and to get action done. mohamed fadel fahmy is a canadian. the australian journalist is home and if i'm allowed to be free they should all be tree. it includes other journalists. >>> the nigerian city of maiduguri has come under attacks, trying to get control of it. it's in the country's north-east. that's the area that they are trying to secure. the people there say they can't rely on the army to keep them safe. we travel to maiduguri, and met the local men defends the city. >> reporter: for three years these member of militia helped stopped boko haram from taking maiduguri. more than a dozen were killed. the civilian joint task force was poorly armed. they say the government strategy needs to change. >> people are attacking. if we are attacking them. what we have. if we attacking them they have no power to attack us. >>> now the city is boxed in by all directions. >> move out of the local government. and their support. some of them are in the houses. we have more than 1.5 million there, and in the ci

a delegation is there, expected to meet egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi tomorrow. >> the government is competing for power with a rival parliament in tripoli, recognised by the supreme constitutional court in 2012. >> a public spat between the u.s. and israel over nuclear negotiations with iran intensified. israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu, accused the u.s. and others of rolling over to allow them to build nuclear weapons, and is expected to make his case against a nuclear deal next week. u.s. national security rival, susan rice called the speech disruptive to u.s.-israel relations. >> a fellow at the institute for policy studies says this is a disagreement not just between obama and binyamin netanyahu, but between the u.s. and israel. >> there is a specific divide between the u.s. and israel on what their position is vis-a-vis iran. they put their red lines in a different place, if you will. it's bad enough having red lines, if you have a red line it matters where you draw it. the israelis draw their red line at the point where they say they cannot september rain having th

houthis are following the same steps that abdul fatah al-sisi did in egypt. also the biggest opposition in the country is the islam muslim brotherhood party. the tension will continue that's why it took place in mareb, because that's where the muslim brotherhood is strong. they want to ensure that the houthis, if they act. they have a backup plan to ensure the houthis fail. it's been three days since the houthis took over the capital and took power. we heard from the prime minister and the deputy and several others understand house arrest. what is said in sanaa over their situation? >> nothing at all, because everyone is worried for himself. the houthis - it's not only those people. there are dozens of people under house arrest. they are not high profile people. anyone who is a houthi has doubts that he could cause problems, whether in the north and would beunder house arrest. they are not allowed to have guests only after. the u.n. envoy, upon leaving his vehicle was searched precisely. he left the same way he came with nothing hidden and no message. >> we'l

demonstrators in three areas of cairo protested against president abdul fatah al-sisi's government. they were also rallies in alexandria, and demanding the release of hundreds of people linked to the banned muslim brotherhood. >>> in libya the trial of muammar gaddafi's sons and 33 ex-officials continued. it includes former spy chief, and others. they are back in court charged with war crimes. we have the story in neighbouring tunisia. >> the last foreign minister of muammar gaddafi's regime is close friend of muammar gaddafi, who played a key role and, of course two sons. they are held in a secret election. there has been appearances by video link and security reasons. for that not to happen the lit of charges is long. it was using excessive forces. misleading the international community, bringing in mercenaries fighting alongside forces. there'll not be a verdict. we should be getting closer to the end of the trial. >> a lot of people tell you. traditional justice has been a huge issue in libya, ever since muammar gaddafi was called and a lot of youth joined the armed fighting sai

for now egypt is going down the route, and law is something that abdul fatah al-sisi ordered. he's ordered bombings in libya including in recent days with no u.n. authorisation at all >>> and just picking up on the last point egypt's air strikes were aimed at i.s.i.l. affiliated groups. eyewitnesss say eight civilians were killed including children. victoria gatenby reports. >> these pictures are from a hospital in dur nam. this boy was wounded during air strikes. doctors couldn't save their lives or the lives of their younger brother. some egyptian commentators disputed whether the children were killed. they insist they died of suffocation. >> in is strong evidence of lying and fabrication against egypt. >> reporter: hospital staff in douma say that is a lie. >> everything happened here. they say the suffocation took place. the children were here. the egyptian government said the air strikes hit camps of i.s.i.l. affiliated groups. egypt says the campaign was launched in retaliation for the heading of 21 egyptians. several civilians were killed in the air strikes. >> there wa

spending two days trying to lobby diplomats on his initiative at first trying to persuade them on abdul fatah al-sisi's idea that there should be a military intervention in india, led by egypt and the nations. -- united nations. he watered down the plan saying he wanted an arms embargo on all but one of the governments in tobruk and authorising support by the country for that government. by that he meant authorisation for egypt's ongoing air strikes. it doesn't look like the security council will support any of those ideas, but the foreign minister denied the mission was not a success. >> it is not our success that is on the table. the success. security council, and the international community to address the threat. we believe that it is necessary considering that we are the last line of defense against the more violent activity that has started to reach european shores. so i think success is a matter to be determined by however the security council and the international community are to eradicate the terrorists. >> the security council heard from the u.s. special representative for libya. he said he n

. >> we are looking forward to hearing from two leaders because vladimir putin and abdul fatah al sisi are due to have a press conference. >> we look at malaysia, the opposition leader there is looking to appeal against a conviction of sod my. he was accused of being partners in crime for the murder of judicial independence and integrity. the government critic is widely seen as the biggest threat to the ruling party's longest hold on power. we are more. >> hundreds of people arrived at malaysia's top court chanting slogans and waving party flags in support of the convicted leader of the opposition the former deputy prime minister arrived with his friends and party officials. they heard the five man court led by the chief justice dismiss the appeal. the court rules there was overwhelming evidence that he had sodomized his personal assistant in 2008. news of the verdict and the upholding of the five year sentence angered his supporters. >> i'm just disgusted by how they will do anything in the power to bring down one man in the country, up to raping the whole judiciary system. >> >> we n

abdul fatah al-sisi vowed to avenge the killings and called tore talks, and declared a week of mourning. earlier al jazeera spoke with the chair of the american studies at the london school of economics. he says i.s.i.l. is trying to capitalize on divided factions in the region. >> i.s.i.s. reportedly selected the egyptian cops. there were many egyptians. they asked for egyptian christians and kidnapped in two rounds 21. it's a sectarian massacre. to summarise what happens is i.s.i.s. is trying to fuel sectarian hatred. this is nothing new, what is new is that i.s.i.s. and the islamic state is it spreading near and far. you have in iraq syria, yemen, as far as afghanistan. it's a social epidemic. what happened really today is basically a sectarian blood bath. it's a massacre. libya is fracturing descending into all-out war. if we learnt a lesson basically they are nourished in conflict zones. they are social parasites. what they try to do is carve as much territories as possible. they have filtered it to al-baghdadi. and they are trying to basically carry out major attacks to gain publi

there's a law that allows the president to pardon or deport and it's abdul fatah al-sisi's gift to make this happen isn't it. >> yes, there is. there's a presidential decree where he can deport foreigners on trial in their own country. it doesn't apply to baher mohamed. if you look at the nature of the charges, they are aiding and assisting a terrorist organization. these are allegations coming under the terror. law. law. -- terrorism law. >>> we know the first trial was marred with evidence nothing to do with the allegation. if they said the trial was marred with inconsistencies, and we thought it would begin this month, and there's no evidence it would happen second. pending a trial they are held in limbo. the interesting thing about the situation is technically this has nothing to do with the three al jazeera journalists, and has more to do with domestic policies in egypt, and the duel for strategic relationships. if we look at the domestic level, the judiciary was deceived as an independent. the president can appoint the court of cessation. the three journalists are held in a politi

egypt's president abdul fatah al-sisi says his government will take action against the islamic state of iraq and levant. making the statement after a group loyal to i.s.i.l. killed 21 egyptian christians in libya. for more on that let's get a view from ian black, the middle east editor from "the guardian." joining us on the line. what do we make of this the mass killing of coptic christians. what does it tell us about i.s.i.l.'s spread? >> i think the intention with the horrific video is to show that the islamic state so-called is a significant presence a long way from the heartland in the levant in syria and iraq where we are accustomed to seeing them be a big player in the conflict in both the countries. and now in libya it's a month of chaos, unrelated to i.s.i.s. it is sinister and bloody presence there. it has the hallmarks of slick propaganda amassing by showing something horrific. it tells them about the kay otics over libya, they are two issues coming together in this video clip. >> so where in libya is i.s.i.l. drawing its support from. >> we don't know that much about it. i

the tobruk based prime minister faced with a high-level delegation, to meet abdul fatah al-sisi. the new government is competing for power with a rival government in tripoli. it is recognised by the constitutional court. you are with the newshour. more to come - including how the international crackdown on piracy helping the impoverished. >> and new jobs if rer elected - how credible it the claim. >> joe will have the details later this hour. >>> south african agents are spying on russia. fordetails on their own joint satellite project. that's according to a secret cable obtained. as clayton reports the plan is so secretive each the spies are not sure what is going on. high above, satellite watches. it's a joint project, code named condor. it's struggling to monitor it. few in government know what project condor is or what they are paying for. opposition politician and shadow defence minister david may ner has spent five years trying to find out. >> the government is trying to hide a massive ro curement ir -- procurement irregularity. it's been difficult. given the fact that this

egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi is appealing for international intervention in the fight against i.s.i.l. in libya >>> gunfire during a campaign rally in nigeria. the new threat a splinter group of boko haram presents ahead of elections >>> french president francis hollande visits a jewish cemetery where 250 graves were vandalised. why it is renew